[ILUG] Internet Setup Script

[John Allen]

Kenn Humborg wrote:

> > case $ISP_CHOICE in
> >         1)      echo "Setting up IOL Connection..."
> >                 LOGIN="ogin: $USERNAME
> > ssword: $PASSWORD
> > rotocol: ppp"
> >                 NS1=194.125.2.241
> >                 NS2=194.125.2.242
> >                 PASSFILE=/etc/ppp/chatscript
> >                 AUTH_TYPE=0
> >                 NUMBER=1891121121;;
>
> Nameservers are 194.125.2.240 and 192.125.2.241.
>

DNS services can be setup on your Linux box so that you won't be required to
specify nameservers for a particular ISP, instead you act as a caching
nameserver
and head directly to the root nameservers (root.hints). Saves your ass when
you
ISP's nameserver is acting up.

>
> You don't need a chat script anymore.  Use
> /etc/ppp/pap-secrets instead (I think that's what
> it's called.  I'll check later when I get home,
> if not corrected in the meantime.)
>
> Kenn
>
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